How do we protect ourselves and our family from this Coronavirus pandemic? How do we do our best to avoid spreading of the virus? How can we help our medical staff? That’s what I’ve been wondering and working on. Two things that we can do: Practice social distancing by staying at home I do not …
Easy Steamed Herbal Chicken (5 Ingredients) + Chicken Congee Using Leftover Read More »
My sister is getting married soon and she’s been eating healthy and other beauty food to prepare for her big day. Since we were little, our mother make for us Chinese beauty food supposedly makes us beautiful. A few of them are bird nest soup, hasma soup, Eight Treasure Tonic, Red Dates Tonic, and other …
Peach Gum Dates Dessert Soup (3 Ingredients)- For Beautiful Skin Read More »
I regularly visit a TCM specialist for holistic health checkup. Yes, I see the doctor even if I’m not sick. In TCM, it is believed that nobody can be 100% healthy and seeing the doctor is for ‘maintenance’ (tiau li/ 调理) While I am blessed to not have any major illness, my stomach and digestion …
Easy Kimchi Malaysian-Style (11 Ingredients, 30 minutes prep) Read More »
Not a great cook or never cooked for a Chinese New Year gathering before? Why not make this super easy yet impressive Wax Meat Claypot Rice? It is commonly served at Chinese New Year. Traditionally, this rice is made in the claypot. But since Chai Huat Hin who commissioned me to work on a Chinese …
Easy Waxed Meat Claypot Rice in Rice Cooker (Lap Mei Fan/ 臘味飯) – 30 Minutes Read More »
Chicken is a must-have on a Chinese family table during Chinese New Year. Traditionally, the chicken should be served whole (along with its head and feet) to symbolise prosperity and togetherness. Chai Huat Hin commissioned me to create a dish that is interesting and impressive. I decided to make Eight Treasure Chicken – where we …
I was commissioned by Chai Huat Hin to create an auspicious reunion dinner menu and show the steps in a series of cooking videos. The requirement is that it must be auspicious and friendly to busy people. Golden Dried Oyster Rolls is one of the dishes I came up with. Here’s why: 1) Auspicious Oyster is …
My family makes slow-cooked Chinese soup almost everyday. At Chinese New Year reunion dinner, it is no exception. In fact, it has to be a lot more luxurious than usual. Our go-to Chinese New Year soup is Fish Maw Soup with Cabbage and Scallops. Luxurious yet affordable ingredients This time around, I’ve worked with Chai Huat …
Fish Maw, Conch, and Scallop Soup in Slow-Cooker Read More »
I love to cook and eat delicious food. But I don’t like spending too much effort or time on it. So my motto has always been ‘easy, healthy, tasty’. This clam soup with ginger and cili padi is one dish that satisfies all criteria. Clam Soup with Ginger is absolute favourite dish. Whenever I visit …
My family like calls this dish: ‘fake char siu’. It’s our go-to dish when we don’t know what else to cook or short of time. It’s so easy. All you need is a slab of pork belly or pork shoulder. You most probably have the rest of the ingredients: sugar, soy sauce, dark soy sauce, …
Easy Cheat ‘Char Siu’ Pork – 5 Ingredients + 20 minutes Read More »
My ongoing quest to eat healthier means that I try to eat a variety of plants in different colours. On top of a must-have leafy green vegetables on my dinner table, I like to have another plant-base dish like mushrooms, beans, or gourds. One of my go-to plant base dish that I cook to up my …
Pumpkin Stir-fried With Dried Shrimps and Thai Basil – 3 Ingredients Read More »
Slow-cooked soup is a must-have on my family’s dinner table. The golden liquid is placed on a pedestal; it brings not only comfort to our tummy and taste to our palate, but medicinal value to our body. Every soup that my family boils has a good reason to be served, other than being tasty. Watercress …
Chinese Watercress Soup (Sai Yong Choi Tong/ (西洋菜汤) Read More »
There are many different Chinese herbal blends to treat specific health concern. When someone in my family lacks appetite, we’ll make Sei San Tong (Four Spirit Soup 四神湯); when a major exam is near and we need extra brainpower, we’ll make Ming Muk Bou Lou Tong (明目補㺁湯) which translates to Soup for Improving Eyesight and Brain. An …